Published at 20th of November 2020 09:15:13 PM
Chapter 50: 50
Evan D . Sherden, Watering the Seeds (5)
Belois’ first memory was the face of her crying mother .
“I’m sorry, Belois . ”
Her mother lay sick and wet in the rain, holding her daughter in her arms .
She was crying and repeating the same words over and over again .
“Your mother gave birth to Belois in such a weak manner because she was ugly . You are like this because I couldn’t do anything .
“Mom, I’m okay…”
“Sorry . I’m so sorry, Belois…”
“Don’t cry, mom . I’m really okay…”
Life was in pain . Happiness had always belonged to others and even overflowed, but unfortunately, it wasn’t a thing that could be sold .
Belois learned resignation rather than achievement, and experienced giving up more quickly than desire . She didn’t know the existence of hope, so she couldn’t even suffer despair .
… And she learned about death at the age of seven .
“Run away . Belois, go!”
[Ctururuaah!]
“Mom . Mom…?”
“Run away! Please… Belois!”
Death soon changed into disappearance . It was the extortionist who stole the only remaining thing from Belois . He was a tyrant, an absolute, giant devil .
Belois was scared to death . She turned heel and ran away . She was just trying to get away from death when she ended up on the slave market .
“I need to survive . I will . ”
“…Yes, me too . ”
Shine seemed to consider himself a friend of her’s, but he was a little different . They didn’t choose their own fates . They wanted to avoid death which led them both to meet there .
He had purple eyes . Shine looked at her .
“A maid is a being who only thinks of serving her master . If you do not keep this in mind, it will be useless to learn anything . In particular, you would want to work hard on becoming an exclusive maid . So, focus on your education . ”
“I will do it . ”
“Yes, that’s the spirit . ”
“An exclusive maid, me too! I also want to become the master’s exclusive maid!”
“Yeah, both of you have almost the same mindsets, so try competing . I am looking forward to seeing who will serve by my side . ”
“… I’ll try my best . ”
She learned the word ‘goal’ .
She also learned the words ‘competition’ and ‘effort’ .
“… Did you memorize this in a week? Did you say you are seven?”
“Yes, Master . ”
“You’re right . You have a talent… But you shouldn’t be satisfied with this much . Because a maid of the Sherden family can’t get through just with good memory . You have to put your stamina . Will you try continuously, can you do it?”
“Yes . I made an appointment with the Master . ”
“Good, that’s it . ”
She learned the word ‘talent’ .
She also learned ‘favors’ and ‘promises’ .
“You can just call me your sister, comfortably . Now, call me Sis Maybell . ”
“Sis Maybell . ”
“Okay, then we’re both sisters from now on . Since you’re my younger sister, can you do me a favor?”
“…I will not give up the position of the exclusive maid . ”
“How did you know!?”
She learned the word ‘friend’ .
She decided to stop giving up now .
“Belois, what I’m doing now is witchcraft . This should be kept as a secret from everyone else . Our witch’s education is secretly transmitted . ”
“Is it really necessary to keep it a secret?”
“Belois really likes our Evan . ”
Belois also learned the word ‘secret’ in the room of the Marquis Woman . She followed her with a lamp .
Marquis’s wife, who was so beautiful that Belois had convinced herself that she was indeed the mother of the Master, nodded immediately after getting a bit embarrassed by Belois’ reaction .
“As I said before, let’s keep this our own little secret . I don’t want to burden Evan . ”
“Doesn’t it hurt you, if you keep secrets from him?”
“I think about it sometimes . Actually, if Evan’s qualities were sufficient, I would have tried to give Evan a witchcraft lesson, and would have even ignored the wall between genders . But he isn’t ready yet . So it’s better to keep it a secret until the end . ”
Belois heard that and tilted her head . Master had an older brother, who was surprisingly excellent in magical talent .
“… But the First Master learns magic, and he is Master Evan’s brother . ”
“Eric’s blood is light . Isn’t that weird? The big child, who is excellent at magic, cannot be taught witchcraft because his blood is light, and my blood is thick . ”
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It was understandable about what the Marquis wife was complaining about . But there was something that didn’t make sense at all .
“But you will do good enough as a witch . Anyway, would I have brought you without thinking? The witch lineage that I thought was cut off from me will actually still continue . I am happy . ”
“Witch’s talent…”
Belois heard another word similar to talent . She thought she was defined by words she already knew such as helpless, incompetent, worthless . Then there were those people who gave her the word ‘talent’ and made her feel talented without hesitation .
“Okay, then let’s get started . The witchcraft training starts with magical power management, but you have a good training tool, so keep using it . Let’s do it . Whoo! I don’t know how Evan came up with that idea, but it’s really amazing . ”
“Yes, I will try my best . ”
“…Good . You can become strong . How come Evan can see so much that others can’t?”
Belois learned the word ‘strength’ . She put it in her mind . She engraved it on her heart .
She was sick of being weak now . She must be strong, so that she would be strong enough to protect her mother when they would meet once again .
She wanted to thank her for having given birth to her .
“I will definitely do it . ”
Every time she learned the positive words one by one, her empty heart swelled with each step . She never hated the change .
She wanted to reward those who believed in her . She wanted to prove it . She wanted to show it .
To Evan . To the Master . To her mother .
“…Belois, are you a real genius? The speed at which the power increases is slow, but how are you able to control it…?”
“I can still do more . ”
“Okay, if that happens, we can increase the progress rate a little faster . I’ll teach you the essence of every witchcraft I’ve learned . Did you say that you have the highest flame affinity? But from a witch’s eye, I think you can handle ice too, as much as you want . Hehehe, I look forward to when you grow up . ”
She also learned the word ‘expectation’ and the word ‘genius’ .
“How are you so pretty at a young age? It’s a waste to be only a maid . Master Evan has really good eyes . I guess pretty things come only with pretty eyes . ”
“I’m sorry for Maybell, who has to compete with Belois . But of course, Maybell is also pretty . ”
“… People like me can’t even begin to challenge your beauty . ”
She learned the words ‘charm’ and ‘beauty’ .
“Belois, you’re getting prettier every day . I’m scared enough . ”
“…Thank you, Master . ”
“Master does not shy away from saying things like that . ”
“Oh, yes . Shine, you are also very handsome . If you rub your cheeks, you’ll get a good look . ”
“I’m ashamed to hear that!”
“Are you serious?”
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“It’s even more embarrassing! Are you bothering me now, Master!?”
“Silly Shine . ”
She learned the word ‘joy’ . It would have been nice if that was the only thing .
“So, what about you? You can be honest, Evan . I know you’re refusing to be engaged because of everyone else, but why don’t you tell me about your feelings?”
“…She was certainly pretty like the rumors . Pink hair and pink eyes, I’ve never seen anyone like her . She was like a fairy . ”
‘Envy’ and ‘jealousy’, Belois learned two more words .
The negative words she learned after a long time made her head hurt .
“Belois, what are you going to do? I know you like Evan, but it’s really dangerous if you show it openly . The Marquis people are modest and kind compared to their status, but they are still nobles . You know? You are not the person who can be selfish first . ”
“…I know . ”
Shine was purely concerned about Belois . Belois knew it too . Shine’s worries were all acceptable . He didn’t say anything wrong . Still, that was okay .
“He was the one who saved us from the pit . And he gave me opportunities that ordinary people could never have gotten . Caring for us and making us enjoy . He taught me what a real life is… I’m ashamed to say this, but I’m ready to die for that person . ”
“That’s the same for me . If I can protect him, I would die as many times as I have to . ”
“But just because we think like this, we shouldn’t expect the same things of the Master . Service is like that . It’s like being a servant and a maid, like a butler and a maid . I’m not hoping for a price . We can’t hope for more than what the Master said he would give . ”
“…I know that too . ”
Shine sighed as he looked at Belois, biting his lips gently . He regarded and cherished Belois like his sister, but there were times when she made more disturbance than necessary . She was doing it now .
“It’s because you are still young . If you’re a little older, you won’t be swayed by those feelings . ”
“I’m not young . ”
“You are . You are very young . ”
“You moron!”
Belois turned around, kicking Shine’s shin exactly with the pointed heel of her shoe . Shine grinded his teeth, but soon grinned .
Only Shine knew that Belois, who always pretended to be cold and all grown up, with a fresh expression, was actually just a child .
“But I still support you . You know my heart . ”
“It’s already late, Shine, shut it . ”
“But the way the Master treats you while looking at the Princess, it seems that there is no hope at all . Don’t you feel that too? Compared to your older sister Maybell, the difference is quite obvious . ”
‘The Princess must feel glad about that too,’ Belois thought .
She was somehow able to stop herself from retaliating .
“Evan, let’s go play together!
The day was bright . A hindrance had intervened for going out with Evan, who had been looking forward to going on the royal road .
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The Princess was such a beautiful girl with gorgeous hair and eyes that Belois had never seen in her life, whose young dignity in her body proved her high status even though she had a haughty expression .
[Wow, wow!]
Moreover, sitting on her shoulder was evidently a slime summoned by Evan, but it was very different . Until now, Belois had thought that the slime was only used for being summoned and killed, but she couldn’t believe that it could be kept alive and commanded .
Belois came to know it for the first time . Maybe Evan was the first to know . He probably had shown it to the girl . Yesterday, the two went together to talk in secret in the Royal Palace where Belois could not enter . It was something only the two of them had shared .
Belois surprised herself because she hated the feeling so much that she couldn’t stand it .
‘When have my feelings become so unstoppable?’ she was amazed .
But from now on she wanted to be honest with herself about her feelings . She couldn’t deny the soaring envy and jealousy .
“You both get ready to go out with me . First, I have to buy clothes for you . For three days you have worn the same, old clothes . Change out of them and move . ”
“…I will be ready in a while, Master . ”
There wasn’t much to prepare . After returning to the room, Belois washed and cleaned her face and stood in front of the mirror . She hesitated for a moment and pulled a small bottle out of her pocket . It was the perfume Maybell had given her .
‘Because you are still young, you cannot wear makeup early, but a citrus-based perfume would be fine . ’
‘I don’t need anything like this, Sis Maybell . ’
‘No, no, it is absolutely necessary . Belois, makeup will give you mental confidence in the future . If you fill in the confidence you lack, your beauty will bloom . So, I mean, I bet Evan would rather choose you than any other woman!’
She hadn’t known what it felt like to be nostalgic but now she knew .
Confidence was what Belois needed right now . She didn’t want to lose . Evan would never have even dreamed about Belois’ heart in such a condition .
‘Belois, you are only seven years old . There are a lot of things you don’t know . It’s not your fault… So, whatever it is, you just have to learn slowly from now on . ’
‘And if you get to know the world like that, you will naturally find what you want . When the time comes, tell me . Whatever it is, I’ll help you get it . ’
‘Alright . You promised that you would do whatever you have wanted to do . I have not forgotten . ’
If she finds what she wants, he had said, he would help her get it .
In fact, on that very day, Belois had found what she wanted .
It hadn’t changed since that day .
She first learned the word ‘desire’ that day .
‘I was always so stupid . ’
Belois lightly sprayed herself with perfume and checked her expression again .
Her features included ebony straight hair, deep red eyes, and delicate artistic features along with pure white skin . In the mirror, there was a girl who was really pretty .
‘Idiot Master . ’
Belois turned around with a small murmur .
It was time to head to the battlefield .